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Oct 30 2007
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ARCHIVE OF COVERAGE: Religion, Faith & Spirituality |
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Feb 13 2010
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Blizzard brings Shabbat: Can we create free time? |
Only a blizzard brings Shabbat to an American city. But that is a reminder of how profound is the need for "Free Time for a Free People. " Overwork and its misshapen twin, disemployment, are both the symptoms and the causes of an unfree society. It is no accident that in our story of Liberation from Mitzrayyim, the Tight and Narrow Place, the first change in the life of the Israelites -- even before Sinai - is the practice and celebration of Shabbat.
What follows is part of a statement on "Free Time for a Free People" that in 2001 The Shalom Center initiated and won broad support for. You can read the full statement here, with sections on the biblical origins of Free Time, its spiritual and economic aspects, and the path toward organizing support for social change toward "free time." For an entire section of articles on this question, click here.
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Feb 02 2010
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Scientologists in Haiti: A Firsthand Account |
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Jan 03 2010
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Immigrant Advocates: Stop Deportation of Activist Jean Montrevil |
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Dec 25 2009
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Christmas at the Day Worker Center in Mountain View |
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Dec 22 2009
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Amarga Navidad: Homenaje a los víctimas de la masacre de Acteal, Chiapas |
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Dec 21 2009
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Protect Sacred Sites / Defend Human Rights |
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Nov 11 2009
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Condi chat at Beth El brings secret permit, First Amendment Area, dissing Goldstone & anti-torture demonstration |

On Sunday, November 8th, Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park hosted former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and oil company apparatchik Condoleezza Rice; Twin Cities Indymedia got footage of Rice attacking the Goldstone Report which exposed Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
Members of Beth El's congregation protested the offensive invitation for months, only to get refused access to the congregation newsletter and board discussions. Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) led the organizing of an anti-torture protest outside.
During the action, Beth El security and the police attempted to demand the protest relocate away from the nearest public sidewalk into a so-called "FIRST AMENDMENT AREA" because Beth El had obtained its own protest permit from the St Louis Park police, apparently a 'covert op' of sorts. (The police didn't indicate if free speech still existed in other 'areas'.) On two occasions beforehand the police refused to return calls about any possible permits, then they attempted to spring this setup on WAMM, merely proving further the hopeless corruption and futility of the entire demonstration permit system itself. Of course profits were involved for Rice, who netted cash from the high-price event. Below: more videos, photo stills, detailed notes on Rice's speech, and the fight inside Beth El.
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Nov 08 2009
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Mikey Weinstein on Religious Freedom and the Military |
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Nov 03 2009
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Hundreds Protest Homophobic Pastor Fred Phelps’ Visit to San Diego |
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Oct 23 2009
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FBI Arrests Sudbury Man for Being a Muslim |
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Sep 27 2009
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Christians Make Sorry-Ass Spectacle of Selves at National Muslim Day of Prayer at the Capitol |
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Sep 07 2009
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Indy TV #28 Interview With Richard Katskee, Attorney for Planitiffs in Lawsuit Against Town of Greece Over Sectarian Prayer |
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Aug 24 2009
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Vigil at Worcester City Hall as Part of Jewish Fast for Gaza |
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Aug 14 2009
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Another Fort Hood Afghanistan War Resister Sentenced and Jailed |
Unlike Victor Agosto, who resisted deployment to Afghanistan on the grounds that the war is unconstitutional, Bishop is a conscientious objector. He opposes all wars because of his Christian faith. I spoke with Bishop on Friday evening before he was sentenced. “Jesus is very vocal about non-violent conflict resolution. Jesus is very, very anti-war. You can tell from all his sermons. As far as my state of mind I feel good. I feel better about facing prison because of that belief than going to Afghanistan and coming back a quote unquote ‘American hero.’”
Bishop says he realized he could file for conscientious objector status only days before his scheduled deployment to Afghanistan in March. He left the sprawling Killeen base for one week and is now charged with going AWOL and disobeying orders. [Full story with audio]
Related: Episode Two: Rules of Engagement by the IVAW Winter Soldier Project
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Aug 09 2009
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Albany, NY March of 150 Targets FBI Entrapment |